Baños de Agua Santa

Coordinates: 1°23′47″S 78°25′29″W / 1.39639°S 78.42472°W / -1.39639; -78.42472
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Baños de Agua Santa
City
Baños from the east
Baños from the east
ECT)
Area code(0)3
ClimateCfb
Websitewww.municipiobanos.gob.ec

Baños de Agua Santa (Spanish pronunciation:

Amazon River basin
.

Baños is located at an elevation of 1,820 metres (5,971 feet) on the northern foothills of the Tungurahua volcano, whose activity has been characterized by frequent powerful ash explosions and lava flows that can be seen from Banos.[2]

Etymology

Court of La Iglesia de la Virgen de Agua Santa in Baños

Baños de Agua Santa (Spanish for Baths of Holy Water[3]) is named after the hot springs located around the city which have a reputation of having healing properties due to the various minerals they contain.

History

The city is also a

Virgin Mary appeared nearby a waterfall. Due to this belief, a sculpture of the virgin, called Virgen de Agua Santa, was placed in the city's cathedral
.

The history of the town has been intimately linked to the highly-active Tungurahua volcano. In October 1999, all 17,000+ residents were forced to evacuate the city for weeks.[4]

Geography

Baños is located on the northern foothills of the Tungurahua volcano.

Along with the town Pillaro, Baños is known as a good starting point for exploring the remote Llanganates National Park and its attractions including Cerro Hermoso. The city itself has a main central park across from the cathedral.

Nearby waterfalls include Virgen de Agua Santa, Inés María, Agoyán, El Manto de la Novia, Pailón del Diablo and Machay.

Economy

Baños is a popular tourist destination in Ecuador

bridge jumping, hiking, biking and horseback riding.[6]

Baños is also known for its production of

balsa
wood.

Climate

Under the

subtropical highland climate
(Köppen: Cfb or Cwb).

Climate data for Baños
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 22.2
(72.0) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.4
(72.3) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.3
(72.1) 		21.6
(70.9) 		21.1
(70.0) 		21.7
(71.1) 		22.5
(72.5) 		23.0
(73.4) 		23.3
(73.9) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.3
(72.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 17.7
(63.9) 		17.8
(64.0) 		17.9
(64.2) 		18.0
(64.4) 		17.8
(64.0) 		17.1
(62.8) 		16.6
(61.9) 		16.8
(62.2) 		17.3
(63.1) 		17.9
(64.2) 		18.1
(64.6) 		17.9
(64.2) 		17.4
(63.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 13.1
(55.6) 		13.2
(55.8) 		13.4
(56.1) 		13.4
(56.1) 		13.2
(55.8) 		12.6
(54.7) 		12.0
(53.6) 		11.9
(53.4) 		12.1
(53.8) 		12.8
(55.0) 		12.8
(55.0) 		12.8
(55.0) 		12.4
(54.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 99
(3.9) 		111
(4.4) 		137
(5.4) 		154
(6.1) 		159
(6.3) 		207
(8.1) 		173
(6.8) 		149
(5.9) 		135
(5.3) 		105
(4.1) 		80
(3.1) 		88
(3.5) 		1,597
(62.9)
Source: Climate-Data.org[7] (precipitation data)

Gallery

  • Thermal baths in Baños
    Thermal baths in Baños
  • Baños de Agua Santa street
    Baños de Agua Santa street
  • Northside of Baños
    Northside of Baños
  • Street in Baños (2009)
    Street in Baños (2009)

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Baños de Agua Santa
  2. ^ Tungurahua on volcanodiscovery.com
  3. ^ Baños at pachamama.org
  4. ^ (in Spanish) Article on hoy.com.ec Archived April 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Viva Travel Guides
  6. ^ a b www.banios.com
  7. ^ "Baños climate: Average temperature, weather by month, Baños averages: Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 26 January 2019.

External links

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